CA2170421A1 - Robotic Centering Device - Google Patents

Robotic Centering Device

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CA2170421A1
CA2170421A1 CA 2170421 CA2170421A CA2170421A1 CA 2170421 A1 CA2170421 A1 CA 2170421A1 CA 2170421 CA2170421 CA 2170421 CA 2170421 A CA2170421 A CA 2170421A CA 2170421 A1 CA2170421 A1 CA 2170421A1
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drives
version
pressure
poles
pipe cleaning
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CA 2170421
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French (fr)
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CA2170421C (en
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Carroll Robert St. Denis
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D57/00—Vehicles characterised by having other propulsion or other ground- engaging means than wheels or endless track, alone or in addition to wheels or endless track
    • B62D57/02—Vehicles characterised by having other propulsion or other ground- engaging means than wheels or endless track, alone or in addition to wheels or endless track with ground-engaging propulsion means, e.g. walking members
    • B62D57/024—Vehicles characterised by having other propulsion or other ground- engaging means than wheels or endless track, alone or in addition to wheels or endless track with ground-engaging propulsion means, e.g. walking members specially adapted for moving on inclined or vertical surfaces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/02—Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes
    • B08B9/023—Cleaning the external surface
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/02—Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes
    • B08B9/027—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages
    • B08B9/04—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes
    • B08B9/049—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes having self-contained propelling means for moving the cleaning devices along the pipes, i.e. self-propelled

Abstract

A circular robotic device has retractable extendible surface engaging drives controlled by linear actuators. A pressure transducer indicates the pressure exerted by one such drive on the surface if the pressure is to high the drives are retracted, if the pressure is too low the drives are extended. A more sophisticated version controls the pressure exerted by each drive independently.
In a pole centering version this providing a tight clamp allows the device to climb and descend the typically tapered poles. The device can prime and paint poles to predetermined thicknesses, as well as sandblast the poles. In a pipe cleaning version the drives engage the internal surface of a pipe. The pipe cleaning version carries pipe cleaning and/or X-ray equipment. A microprocessor monitors the device and provides status information to a remote control unit.
CA 2170421 1996-02-27 1996-02-27 Robotic centering device Expired - Fee Related CA2170421C (en)

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CA 2170421 CA2170421C (en) 1996-02-27 1996-02-27 Robotic centering device

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CA2170421A1 true CA2170421A1 (en) 1997-05-15
CA2170421C CA2170421C (en) 1998-06-16

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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN112517453A (en) * 2020-11-16 2021-03-19 周包勇 Pole-climbing cleaning device for flagpole

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN112517453A (en) * 2020-11-16 2021-03-19 周包勇 Pole-climbing cleaning device for flagpole
CN112517453B (en) * 2020-11-16 2023-04-25 宣城慧哲生产力促进中心有限公司 Flagpole pole climbing belt cleaning device

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